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The field turns for home in the Preakness Stakes. (Eclipse Sportswire)

Each week members of the media around the country vote on the nation's top racehorses on the Triple Crown trail in the NTRA Top 3-year-Old Poll. With the 142nd Preakness Stakes in the books, find the latest top 3-year-old rankings below.

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AMERICA'S TOP 3-YEAR-OLD THOROUGHBREDS as of May 22

Eclipse Sportswire

1. Classic Empire (21 first-place votes)

Owner: John Oxley

Trainer: Mark Casse

Jockey: Julien Leparoux

2017 stats: 4 starts, 1 win, 1 second, 1 third

Previous race: 2nd, Preakness Stakes, Pimlico, May 20 

Next race:  TBD, possibly Belmont StakesBelmont Park, June 10


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2. Always Dreaming (15 first-place votes)

Owner: MeB Racing Brooklyn Boyz, Teresa Viola Racing, St. Elias, Siena Farm and West Point

Trainer: Todd Pletcher

Jockey: John Velazquez

2017 stats: 4 starts, 4 wins, 0 seconds, 0 thirds

Previous race: 8th, Preakness Stakes, Pimlico, May 20

Next race:  TBD


Eclipse Sportswire

3. Cloud Computing (3 first-place votes)

Owner: Klaravich Stables and William Lawrence

Trainer: Chad Brown

Jockey: Javier Castellano

2017 stats: 4 starts, 2 wins, 1 second, 1 third

Previous race: 1st, Preakness Stakes, Pimlico, May 20 

Next race: TBD


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4. Lookin At Lee 

Owner: L and N Racing

Trainer: Steve Asmussen

Jockey: Corey Lanerie

2017 stats: 5 starts, 0 wins, 1 second, 2 thirds

Previous race: 4th, Preakness Stakes, Pimlico, May 20

Next race:  Belmont StakesBelmont Park, June 10


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5. Battle of Midway

Owner: WinStar Farm and Don Alberto Stable

Trainer: Jerry Hollendorfer

Jockey:  Flavien Prat

2017 stats: 5 starts, 2 wins, 1 second, 2 thirds

Previous race: 3rd, Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, May 6 

Next race:  Affirmed Stakes, Santa Anita Park, June 24


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6. Irish War Cry 

Owner: Isabelle de Tomaso

Trainer: Graham Motion

Jockey: Rajiv Maragh

2017 stats: 4 starts, 2 wins, 0 seconds, 0 thirds

Previous race: 10th, Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, May 6 

Next race:  TBD


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7. Unique Bella (1 first-place vote)

Owner: Don Alberto Stable

Trainer: Jerry Hollendorfer

Jockey: Mike Smith

2017 stats: 3 starts, 3 wins, 0 seconds, 0 thirds

Previous race: 1st, Santa Ysabel Stakes, Santa Anita Park, March 4

Next race: TBD


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8. McCraken 

Owner: Whitham Thoroughbreds

Trainer: Ian Wilkes

Jockey: Brian Hernandez Jr.

2017 stats: 3 starts, 1 win, 0 seconds, 1 third

Previous race: 8th, Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, May 6  

Next race: TBD


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9. Practical Joke

Owner: Klaravich Stables and William H. Lawrence

Trainer: Chad Brown

Jockey: Joel Rosario

2017 stats: 3 starts, 0 wins, 2 seconds, 0 thirds

Previous race: 5th, Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, May 6 

Next race: Dwyer Stakes, Belmont Park, June 10


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10. Senior Investment

Owner: Fern Circle Stables

Trainer: Kenny McPeek

Jockey: Channing Hill

2017 stats: 5 starts, 2 wins, 0 seconds, 1 third

Previous race: 3rd, Preakness Stakes, Pimlico, May 20

Next race: Belmont StakesBelmont Park, June 10

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